The Fosters is an American family drama television series that airs on the Freeform network in the United States and ABC Spark in Canada. The series follows the lives of the title Foster family, consisting of a lesbian couple (portrayed by Teri Polo and Sherri Saum) raising a multi-ethnic blended family of biological, adopted and foster children (portrayed by David Lambert, Maia Mitchell, Jake T. Austin/Noah Centineo, Cierra Ramirez, and Hayden Byerly).